capability in helping manufacturers go to market with speed, confidence and efficiency.”  

“The recent announcement from Dassault Systèmes and Rockwell Automation positions Rockwell Automation squarely in the digital manufacturing technology space and extends Dassault Systèmes’ reach into manufacturing operations,” said Dick Slansky, ARC senior analyst, PLM & discrete manufacturing. “The integration of these solutions will provide manufacturers with the capability to virtually design their production systems in 3D, and design and validate control logic prior to physical implementation and commissioning. This will reduce the time it takes to launch manufacturing systems, as well as its associated costs."  

“Our benchmark research finds that over 75 percent of best-in-class manufacturers are investing in real-time interoperability between PLM and plant-floor technologies. In addition, our research on digital manufacturing indicates the best-in-class are twice as likely as laggards to hit their deadlines by starting manufacturing planning prior to design release, and simulating facility and equipment operation during design,” said Jim Brown, vice president & group director of product innovation, engineering and manufacturing research at Aberdeen Group Inc., in Boston. “Manufacturers of complex, asset-intensive products like automobiles are turning to holistic factory simulation to decrease time to full volume production.”  

The interplay between design and manufacturing will help increase efficiencies in the design process and ultimately minimize the time between design and delivery, said Rockwell and Dassault. Engineers involved in all stages of design will have the ability to make adjustments in real-time, incorporating, preserving and augmenting knowledge rapidly across various stages of the production life cycle, the announcement concluded.

Dassault Systèmes
www.3ds.com

Oracle Corp.
www.oracle.com

Rockwell Automation Inc.
www.rockwellautomation.com

Siemens AG
www.siemens.com